Country Joe
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If you have Terriers and Spaniels, I take it they will work cover, and mark burys, if this is right, a whippet may be ideal for you, with the dogs pushing rabbits out of cover, the Whippet could mop up.
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3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy, Whippet, 3/4 Whippet 1/4 Collie, All three should make useful Rabbiting Dogs, all three should Mark. all three should take Rabbits day or night. So just enjoy your Dog and never might your mate, all three should be good, but only if you give them the work, and are good to them. I like all three types for the Rabbiting game.
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Most Lads that have been at the game a while, will use Spun Polly, so if your nets are, not of that material demand for them will be low, Anyway cant see you receiving a lot for them, So why don't you donate them to someone just starting out, preferably a young Lad. you could ask for postage costs.
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First Time Out Ferreting For The Pup And I!
Country Joe replied to jim.'s topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Your Dug looks very like a 3/4 whippet 14/ Beddy, what's its make up? -
no good taking them on big open land, Anyone who is thinking of getting a working dog, should do their homework, Beddy X Whippets are rabbiting and Ratting Dogs. The above statement does not make sense, unless there were Rabbits on the big open land with burys. They do have a big prey drive, but so do other crosses. I worked a first cross Whippet X Bedlington for 9 Seasons, on land surrounded by Pheasant estates no problem. Its all about Horses for courses, if you do a lot of ferreting, then this cross is ideal. If a beginner does not do any homework, then it wouldnt matter what cross
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BPR i reckon you dont see the need, my mate who is a blacksmith made me this one, 19 inches lonf fits in the bottom of my old Post Office bag,doesnt really add weight, only used it a couple of times, but did the job, if I need it, its there, and it cost me zilch.
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Wouldn't take a dog out with the webs at night, tried it once, if you run your net along the set, then its not hard work to go up the side and walk the field in, tapping a pole against your wellies, that's the way I always did night netting, and it worked for me. Never fancied using a bant cord either. the photos I put up are ferreting with stop nets.
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Soming thing similer, or when doing a L shape you can slip the purse net over the two poles, makes your nets more steady, is very quick to do, and you are not carrying anything extra, as you will have purse nets with you.
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If you look at the third photo the pup has held the Rabbit, and on the leave command when I have hold of it, he lets go, two of the rabbits that day had actually bounced out the net, and would have went down a bury, probably meaning a dig. but he held them till I got there, I grabbed them, and on leave did so. He does the same with purse nets he will hold the rabbit in the net till I get there. I suppose some don't like the dog grabbing in the nets, but each to there own, I do.
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Could be useful Rabbit and Ratters.
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What Different Animals Have You Caught In Your Nets?
Country Joe replied to Foxhole's topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
A Whippet X Bedlington. First and last time I took a dog night longnetting, was bantering the field, when she took off, found her bundled up in the net, was no way distressed, got the feeling she was just waiting patiently to be rescued. -
Welcome, some decent Lads on this part of the site, anything you want to know, just use the search on here, tons of info on there.
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dont think so, fed it to the ferts, and they are fine.
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Nice team there Lawrence, dogs looking good, and a decent bag.
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A good 3 hours out, 9 Rabbits, Pup is coming on a treat good marking, marked every occupied Bury, Very steady at 7 months holds Rabbit in the nets, and when told leave, comes away.
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